Baltimore oyster bar takes to Fenwick

4:25 PM,
Sep. 9, 2013

At left, Tom Belyea prepares fresh oysters at Ropewalk.

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At first glance, you might think Ropewalk is full of a bunch of stiffs, but those are just the various statues that decorate the eclectic oyster bar and restaurant in Fenwick Island. From a busty colonial ship figurehead who greets you at the door to the life-sized Ronald Reagan on the second floor, the statues add to the decor's mix of Americana and beach themes.

Ropewalk in Fenwick Island is the Delaware venture of Marc and Bill McFaul's restaurant in Baltimore. After spending their summers in Fenwick Island growing up, the brothers opened the new tavern on Coastal Highway this June. Like its ...